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Nice web site, I love the goblets, they must be interesting to turn

Thanks fella :-) I now have "page insights" activated Quote FB Page Insights Page admins never have access to an individual's personal data in Page Insights. Page Insights gives Page admins a number of aggregate metrics, including: the number of people who like their Page, how many people see a post and how many people clicked on the post. These metrics are created by logging and aggregating people's activities related to the Page. The kind of activities logged include: seeing a post from a Page, clicking on a post or liking or commenting on the post. Facebook's data retention policies require that the information collected that provides Page Insights are kept by Facebook, not Page admins. Of course, the Data Use Policy also determines how the logs are used. We take a number of measures to make sure that these aggregated metrics remain non-identifiable. For example, demographics insights are only provided once 30 users are part of that demographic. Page Insights are also only available to pages with more than 30 likes.

Hi all I have just setup a facebook page and a few more likes gets me to thirty, where facebook say something will happen.... A bit cheeky to ask this but, please like my page (if you actually do like it) to satify my curiosity https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Baigent-Carver/264507496957938 Ta muchly Mark

Hiya I have just liked your facebook page. Can I ask if you find Etsy/folksy worthwhile?

I recommend Nic Westermand and Ben Orford for spoon knives Bushcraft Knives, Handmade Knives & Carving Tools from Ben Orford Nic Westermann Boot sales often have kent pattern axes cheap and they usually refurb/sharpen easily Axes and Hatchets - Autonopedia I like my Greenwood Direct but it is quite heavy. The wildlife hatchet is good as well Greenwood Direct

I suggest birch for the first kuksa, it is the traditional wood and easy to crave. The axe is the GB carving axe.

Great work indeed :-)

Useful link TVM

Hiya Do you have an axe and a spoon knife?

re sharpening Sharpening - Nic Westermann Nics blades are also fantastic if you are happy to put your own handles on.

The mora 106 is a great little knife and is used by loads of the carvers that I know, even better it is not expensive. Sean sells them Sean Hellman - Woodwright Designs - Tools - Carving knives - Axes or there are many other sellers

Hi all I was asked, by Paul Smith, to put together a kuksa making tutorial, I tried to post it here but apparently to many photos so it is at the link below. Kuksa tutorial

Hiya No, it was not even my lathe! Ah, The other Robin, Robin Wood is an amazing bowl turner, his book is worth a read as well. I think I will stick to a spindle lathe for a while and try bowls again later.

Hiya I went down to see Robin to see if I would like bowl turning, but I think that I prefer carving. But I do want to make a lathe for spindle style turning. I like spurtle :-) Having seen the projects you have to complete it will be a while before you are turning

Hiya When I get it going you can have a go :-) I will make space for some of that yew you mentioned

1st turned bowl, well the first thing I have turned at all, other than making a big stick into a small stick last year. I recently spent a day "playing" with a pole lathe under the excellent tutelage of Robin Fawcett, with much intervention, patience (from Robin) and laughter I managed to turn the bowl below. The pole lathe is a leg powered wooden lathe so I needed to synchronise legs and sharp tools especially interesting as the work runs in reverse when the leg is raised for the next push. Next plan is to build my own pole lathe :-) I recommend Robins training, to join him on his excellent greenwood courses see Green Woodworking Course

Nope, I have been playing with a pole lathe tho.

Nice work :-)

I like that a lot :-)

Fantastic hammock stand, much envy here.

That is talent and patience :-)

That is lovely work

Hi Geoff Hows tricks? Ah if you gave me both I must have mixed them up, mea culpa. I am ok for a week or two as I just scored this cherry Mind you I have not tried elm, what is that like to work? And I am a huge fan of yew now :-) I would be interested in your comments about http://www.handcarvedfromwood.co.uk/http:// atb Mark

Me too

Ah, the guy that gave it to me said that it is laburnum... he is an arborist so of course I trusted him completely Yes ithe handle is carved, sanded and oiled.